THE DECISION

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An hour later, we are pulling into the parking lot of my college and as I stepped out of car cold wind blow my hair.
We head back to hall where all my colleagues are wearing black gown, smiling and taking pictures the are happy and me frankly I don't know.

Hey sana that's your gown wear it and reach backstage one of my classmate inform me.
I nodd my head and reach my hand to grab that gown.

I wore that black cloth and I could feel my shoulder got tense, my head is throbbing, my chest is burning in anticipation.

Not for the ceremony or the fact that I'm gratuated, I could give a shit about it. The overwhelming anxiety stems from the possibility that may be after this day my freedom will get snatched from me, may be I will become Sharma, Malhotra or Tripathi God knows...
After this day my father will force me to get married..

"Marriage" can you believe that but yeah from the first day I started my college life, my dad has given this ultimatum to me, That after my graduation ceromony I will get hitched with one of his friend son.
A lone tear escape my eyes thinking about it, I rub my eyes with  back of my hand and move towards the backstage.

Backstage is packed with student roaming here and there, Hall seat is filled with proud parents relatives and friends. I nod at my family from stage, they give me a warm smile to encourage me.

Hey sana you are looking beautiful says Kaushik.
He's my only friend here well not friend actually, he had proposed me few days back and when I got to know about his feeling, It was totally shocking for me.
Because I have always treated Kaushik as my friend as my brother so I never thought about him like this way.

Though I like him he's a Great guy and handsome also but he's my friend and I have no feeling like love towards him.

After that day we were not in talking terms as it become quiet awkward for us.

Thanks Kaushik I replied to him and smiled.

We both were standing beside each other in silence for some time and finally he break the silence.

Ahhh sana I know you don't have feeling for me but I really like you and I really admire our friendship so I don't want that our friendship should end like this.

Yeah.. I responded.

So can we be friends??

I smile and shake hands with him,
Yeah friends.

We both smile wholeheartedly and clicked some picture.

After some time,
Dean of college gives a weeping congratulation speech and encourage us to perceive our dream.
After this alphabet wise students are called to walk the stage and recieve there medals.
My name is called I felt awkward as I reach the guest to recieve my certificate.... I hear my mum and shabby clap for me.

I walk down the hall and reach where my family is seated.

After everyone recieve there certificate and medal everyone throw there cap above and smile whole heartedly... This is it I'm finally graduated... The day finally ended the, day that I dreaded the most.

As we were reaching for our car in parking lot I hear some students taking about the future they were planning to pursue.

Here I am having no future no dream of my own.

Riya one the topper girl from group says shes gonna go to Delhi to become a fashion designer while Rahul says he has joined a band and will travel word to purse his dream of becoming a singer.

I was shocked to hear there perspective, I thought student in this university always think of becoming a Business person but here I am proving wrong, they are thinking, no not  thinking but actually going to pursue what there heart desire like singing and designing and not what society think about them

I reach my car and get seated in back seat and leaving my mum to sit in front seat along with shaby.

They try to talk to me but I only responded in one word answer.
As my mind is completely engorged in thinking about the talk of students.

I ask to myself what I want??

What my heart desire??

How I want to live my life??

This is my life and how I have to live is totally my call and not my father's call.

Somehow I know that this day is going to change my life, that this  decision will change my future.!!

I stared outside the window and waited to reach my house and face my dad.
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So next update will be the part that will change sana life forever.

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